Comments on: Piniella is cute when he talks about Cubs, World Serieshttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2010/01/13/piniella-is-cute-when-he-talks-about-cubs-world-series/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Tue, 20 Mar 2018 02:26:11 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Rowan Campbellhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2010/01/13/piniella-is-cute-when-he-talks-about-cubs-world-series/comment-page-2/#comment-23074
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:11:00 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23074I have been and avid Cubs fan going on 18 years now.
Iam optimistic about this year.
They can compete in 2010.
They have a new cf who plays solid defense and hits for some power.
I can’t wait for the season to start.
lou Piniella knows what it takes to win .
Go Cubs!
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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:57:53 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23073I don’t understand why everyone thinks it’s such a foregone conclusion that the Cards will win the Central. Last year the Cubs had a better team ERA then the Cardinals, and I really don’t see that changing this year. Yeah, the Cardinals 1-2 punch is better then the Cubs, but it falls off quick after that. Also, I think Wainwright has peaked, and I think Carpenter spending the whole year on DL is just as likely as him being Cy Young quality again. Franklin was a fluke in the bullpen. There’s no way he repeats those numbers with how poor his periferals are.
Hitting-wise, the Cardinals have huge holes at short, third, and right. The Cubs have a lot of question marks too, but I think last year was pretty much a worst-case Scenario. I just don’t see Soriano and Soto have that bad of years again, and Aramis should be healthier.
I think that the Cardinals are the team to beat, but I also think they are an 85 win team. If the Cubs can manage to be healthy, I can see them walking away with the division like they did in 08.
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Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:28:42 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23072dream on !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:18:45 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23071I lived on the South side and we didnt have a choice what to watch on WGN. We would listen to Jack Brickhouse’s excitement about the Cubs game and season. One thing was certain, the Cubs always found a way to lose. I dont know who was funnier the 3 stooges or the 9 stooges on the field.
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Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:15:31 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23070Bob, I think you’re the first column writer I’ve actually seen respond to the blog on his own columns. Hope that’s common for you. If it is, I’ll definitely make it a point to seek out your comments, whether I agree with them or not. That’s what sports is for anyway. Thanks for your work, and no, you can’t use this message for your meeting with your bosses 🙂 By the way, HOPING for a Cubs World Series win is, in and of itself, a sporting event. Go Northsiders!
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Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:40:04 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23069I am a die-hard cub fan and have been for over 55 years. Yes, the Cubs will win the World series with Lou Pinella. He is the best manager in baseball. After the drugs are taken away from Pujols, he will be nothing but a washed up has been. He is a sorry example for baseball and should be kicked out of the league. I do agree that the Cubs organization should take a good look at Ben Sheets. GO CUBBIES GO – YOU CAN WIN IT AND YOU WILL WIN IT IN 2010.
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Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:14:32 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23068This just in, Cubs have been mathimaticly eliminated from the 2010 baseball playoffs.
]]>By: arow900http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2010/01/13/piniella-is-cute-when-he-talks-about-cubs-world-series/#comment-23067
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:13:55 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23067Here in the Chicago area we don’t take the Cubs as a contender until September. We shall see , but again we will wait till September and decide if they are worth the breath.
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Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:24:34 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23066The Cardinals could put Carpenter at First, Wainwright in LF, and have Pujols and Holliday start every 5 days and still be better than the Cubs.
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:17:56 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23065I have to somewhat agree with Bob on the Bradley/Silva trade. We traded a piece of crap for another piece of crap. Numbers don’t lie. I still think the Cubs should take a look at Ben Sheets and give him a contract, albeit incentive laden.
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:48:58 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23064Piniella can say whatever he wants, Tim, and guess what? I get to make fun of him when he comes across as delusional. And then you get to make fun of me in the comments section. See, aren’t blogs fun? So lets have some fun out there ok? This game is fun dammit! And thanks for the tip on my review, I’ll redo it now and follow your advice. Can’t have the bosses having high expectations.
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:00:35 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23063What do you want Piniella to say, “We’re aiming for 2nd again this year.” What a crock of CRAP! I realize I will never regain the 60 seconds of my life I wasted reading this “editorial”. I would LOVE to see what Bob Harkins will write in his annual review:
“My plan for this fiscal year is to be just as mediocre as I was the last. There’s no plan on improvement, because I suck. When it comes to a raise, did I mention that I SUCK?”
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:20:01 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23062The Cubs will win the Central and the World Series. Bounce back Years for Zambrano, Soriano, Marmol 50 saves and the McGuire fiasco brings down the Cards as Pujols fails his drug test!
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:17 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23061OK:
Now we are out for Lou. I personally don’t think much of Lou as a level headed calm articulate person, but I do know that he is one of the best b aseball stratigists in the country. Yes, he is one of the best managers we have had in Cinti., and as long as the Cubs keep him, they can dream. They only reason we don’t still have him here, is that nutcase owner Marge Schott who promised the team to an untested; no manager experience guy; who was her friend. Case closed. But give Lou credit for having a plan to win. He may suceed, but then again it is the Cubs. Lets get off Lou’s back though.
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:16:17 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23060But of course the Cubs will make it to the World Series this year, against the Mariners…
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:31:58 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23059You don’t know if he “dreams” until the 1010 season is over. OK?
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:42:54 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23058I am not sure what I am missing, but why… why… is Milton Bradley such a hot item ? Go back to the 2008 off-season. You had two players available… we will call them Player A and Player B.
Player A was 31 and had ONE season of over 75 RBI (and only 4 of 10 yrs over 50 !), with a lifetime ave of .280 and never over 20 stolen bases. Player B was 34 and had 12 seasons of 74 or more RBI, with a lifetime ave of .300 and 12 yrs over 20 stolen. Player A gets $10 mil a yr for 3 yrs; Player B gets $5 mil, for 1 yr. Oh… and Player A is a cancer while Player B is a strong clubhouse presence.
Why, oh why, is Player A believed to have SO much potential ? He is going to be 32 this year and yet all anyone says about him is his “potential” and how, if healthy and if he does not blow up, that he might… might….. be a force in their lineup.
And, yes… A is Bradley… B is Abreu.
Amazing………
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:40:48 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23057Bob, can you find out where Lou gets that stuff he’s smoking? It must be good to let him drift away from reality like that. My prediction? Gravity will once again be suspend on the north side of Chicago. There is not reason for it as the Cubs sucking will keep everything attached to the earth.
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Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:33:26 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23056I didn’t predict the Cubs would suck, only that they won’t win the World Series. I did, however, predict that Carlos Silva will suck. Next, week I’m predicting that it will rain in Seattle.
]]>By: Ghttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2010/01/13/piniella-is-cute-when-he-talks-about-cubs-world-series/#comment-23055
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:23:11 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3318#comment-23055Well this IS a good sign…predicting the Cubs will suck…
You give me hope, Bob
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